Finally Getting One

[PileDriver]

Well it's official, my Bomber kit is on the way to me. I'm super excited for this one. Also ordered some upgrades for it;

-CI Double Deuce tire foam CWR-1006 (rear)
-CI Double Deuce tire foam CWR-1005 (front)
-Vanquish Rear Axle Shafts VPS08081
-Vanquish HD Truss set VPS04313
-Vanquish Servo Mount VPS07971
-Vanquish SLW Hubs VPS01043
-Mamba X ESC
-Mamba 1410 3800kv Motor
-Beef Tubes (steel)

I ordered the hubs for a set of vanquish wheels that I have laying around, also have Savox HV metal gear servo but wanna go with Hitec eventually and FI spool all this came from an old build that I sold a while ago.

Pictures to come! Waiting patiently consistently checking my tracking numbers haha.

[Bbknucks]

Nice!

Just got mine goin this morning! It's awesome.

Already wanna get that castle setup got it in my cart...must....resist...the urge

[Barndog Racing]

Congrats on the new rig!

[PileDriver]

Thanks! Should be a fun one.

I got all my parts in the mail today, unfortunately the kit its self won't be here until Monday.

[PileDriver]

Mounted the hubs to the wheels. That’s about all I can do for now haha.


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[Bbknucks]

Gonna be sweet! I like those wheels

[PileDriver]

Thanx! Currently trying to figure out a paint job for the panels.

Getting my Bomber on Monday should be one of the best Mondays ever!

[PileDriver]

Bomber showed up early today! Currently wrench’n. Mores pics to come.


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[Bbknucks]

Nice!

[PileDriver]

When I built my rear axle everything went together perfectly and I could turn the axle shafts pretty easily and it was smooth, but when I installed the trailing arm mount to the axle the axle shafts became extremely had to turn by hand. I can only turn the shots if I stick a wrench in the hex pin holes. Has anyone else had this issue? I've never had this issue with any other ar60 axle that I've built.

Thanx.

[Jboucher]

Did you install beeftubes?
Sometimes the housing mold is bit warped and the screws will hang on the tubes.

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[PileDriver]

Originally Posted by Jboucher

Did you install beeftubes?
Sometimes the housing mold is bit warped and the screws will hang on the tubes.

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No beef tubes in the rear.

[PileDriver]

Also what screws will hang on the tubes? The screws for the lower link mounts? If that is happening I still don't see how it would effect the rotation of the axle shaft. My Wraith trucks all and scx10s all have bed tubes and no problems there.

Thanx for the reply.

[Jboucher]

I think i misinterpreted your problem (Im french)...

I actually thought of the little screws on top of the c-hubs and lock-outs. They can be misaligned with the beeftubes holes and bind the shafts.

If it's really the link mount screws, maybe they are twisting the housings causing the pinion / ring gear to bind?

On my kit i had to redo the axles 3 times (with shims on the 3rd) to get the mesh right.

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[Bbknucks]

If one or more of the bolts are too long they might hit the axle. I used too long of a screw at first on the lockout and it was contacting the axle

[PileDriver]

Originally Posted by Jboucher

I think i misinterpreted your problem (Im french)...

I actually thought of the little screws on top of the c-hubs and lock-outs. They can be misaligned with the beeftubes holes and bind the shafts.

If it's really the link mount screws, maybe they are twisting the housings causing the pinion / ring gear to bind?

On my kit i had to redo the axles 3 times (with shims on the 3rd) to get the mesh right.

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Ya maybe it is twisting the housing. I've never had this exact problem before. The front axle went together perfect and operates extremely smooth. Maybe it the VP shafts I'm using IDK.

[PileDriver]

Originally Posted by Bbknucks

If one or more of the bolts are too long they might hit the axle. I used too long of a screw at first on the lockout and it was contacting the axle

This is a very common problem, but not the problem I'm having.

[PileDriver]

Also the tire foams are making the tires very difficult to mount to my VP rims. I mounted a tire to a VP rim using a stock tire foam basically with my eyes closed and it went together perfectly holding the tire bead strong. I finally got deuces wild foam and tire combo mounted and was able to pull the tire off the rim.